Roland Watson

Sir Roland Victor Watson, 6th baronet (born 4 March 1966) is a British journalist who is currently foreign editor for The Times, a role he began in 2014.

Early life

Watson was born 4 March 1966 to James Andrew Watson and Christabel Mary Watson (née Carlisle), making him one of the Watson Baronets of Henrietta Street. He was educated at Eton College.

Career

He was previously political editor of The Times from 2010 to 2013, having joined The Times in 1998 as a political correspondent.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Watson, Sir Roland Victor, ( born 4 March 1966), journalist; Foreign Editor, The Times, since 2014", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2025, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U302767, ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4, retrieved 23 October 2026{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)
  2. ↑ "Eton eternal: How one school came to dominate public life". New Statesman. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "New political editor and other changes at The Times". Press Gazette. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Francis Elliott replaces Roland Watson as Times political editor". Press Gazette. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.